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Folklore

Folklore, legends, customs and old beliefs from Britain and Ireland, including strange creatures, local traditions and supernatural tales.

Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions

Dark History · Superstitions

Greater Manchester · North-West England · Rochdale

Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions

11 Fascinating Facts About Ash Trees in Folklore

Trees and Plants

11 Fascinating Facts About Ash Trees in Folklore

Candles Superstitions in British Folklore

Candles Superstitions in British Folklore

10 Cheese Superstitions in the UK

10 Cheese Superstitions in the UK

Unveiling Britain’s 10 Wedding Customs and Superstitions Secrets

Unveiling Britain’s 10 Wedding Customs and Superstitions Secrets

Myths and Legends of Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

Down · Northern Ireland

Myths and Legends of Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

A Year of Transformation: Embracing Wicca

A Year of Transformation: Embracing Wicca

Robert Kirk and The Good People: A Fairy Murder Mystery

Mysterious Creatures

Fairies · Scotland · Stirlingshire

Robert Kirk and The Good People: A Fairy Murder Mystery

Rowan Tree Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Trees and Plants

Rowan Tree Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

10 Mandrake Roots Facts: Mysticism, Magic and Death

Trees and Plants

10 Mandrake Roots Facts: Mysticism, Magic and Death

What Does Rain At A Funeral Mean?

What Does Rain At A Funeral Mean?

The Magpie Rhyme Decoded: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

Animal Superstitions

The Magpie Rhyme Decoded: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

Ceredigion’s Spookiest Folklore And Legends

Folklore · Ghosts and Hauntings

Ceredigion · Wales

Ceredigion’s Spookiest Folklore And Legends

The Trow of Orkney: 10 Things You Should Know

Mysterious Creatures

Orkney · Scotland

The Trow of Orkney: 10 Things You Should Know

British Egg Superstitions and Folklore

British Egg Superstitions and Folklore

Ivy Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Christmas · Trees and Plants

Ivy Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Holly Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Christmas · Trees and Plants

Holly Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Cadair Idris: Snowdonia’s Mountain of Mysteries

Gwynedd · Wales

Cadair Idris: Snowdonia’s Mountain of Mysteries

Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings

Dark History · Folklore

Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings

How To Protect Against The Evil Eye

How To Protect Against The Evil Eye

Thistle: 10 Superstition Folklore You Should Know

Scotland · Trees and Plants

Thistle: 10 Superstition Folklore You Should Know

Meet The Wulver: The Friendly Wolf Men of Shetland

Mysterious Creatures

Scotland · Shetland Islands · Werewolves

Meet The Wulver: The Friendly Wolf Men of Shetland

Does A Troll Lurk Near Edinburgh’s Brunstane Farm?

Mysterious Creatures

Edinburgh · Scotland

Does A Troll Lurk Near Edinburgh’s Brunstane Farm?

Rain of Stones: A True Truro ‘Ghost’ Story

Cornwall · South-East England

Rain of Stones: A True Truro ‘Ghost’ Story

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